Asia Mobile Congress
Previously known as 3GSM Asia, the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress is the sister event to the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, the largest, most significant and most successful global mobile event in the world. An estimated 52,000 visitors gathered in Barcelona at this year’s Congress to do business, to discuss the hottest trends in the mobile communications industry, and to participate in its future.
Mobile Asia Congress 2007 builds on the momentum of Barcelona, presenting a myriad of opportunities for mobile professionals and innovators from operators, value-added service providers and equipment and device manufacturers from across Asia and around the world.
The GSMA is pleased to announce that GSMA Mobile Asia Congress will be held in Macau, taking it closer to the major central Asian markets including Japan and Korea. Macau is also the gateway to China, the world’s largest mobile market and is a vibrant, colorful city with a growing reputation as an entertainment capital. It also boasts purpose built, state-of-the-art Congress facilities that provide the ideal location for the conference and an expanded exhibition, as well as extensive networking opportunities. The city of Macau is located on the southeast coast of China and is 60km from Hong Kong and 145km from the city of Guangzhou. Easily accessible from all locations, Macau provides the ideal meeting place for the Asian mobile community.
Macau is a business hub and tourist destination, attracting an increasing number of visitors. In 2005 Macau hosted 18 million visitors, half of these from China, 30 per cent from Hong Kong and 25 per cent from the rest of the world. The Cotai Strip™ Convention and Exhibition Center at The Venetian Macau. The Congress will take place at The Venetian Hotel on the Cotai Strip in Macau. This fully integrated luxury resort destination offers unmatched business convention, hotel and entertainment facilities.